# Accident 20160802012679A: Cessna 414A, Destin, FL, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 20:24 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3739° N, 86.4708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3739&lon=-86.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2735A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2735A-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER CONTACTING EGLIN APPROACH CONTROL AND OBTAINING AN IFR CLEARANCE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT KDTS IN VFR CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AND WAS LAST SEEN BY WITNESSES TO BE FLYING SOUTHBOUND OVER THE WATER WHEN IT BANKED TO THE RIGHT. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A RIGHT WING AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL RADIO CONTACT WITH EGLIN ATC AFTER RECEIVING AN IFR CLEARANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA279), Aug 3, 2016: Cessna 414 (N2735A), Destin, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff, while maneuvering over water during dark night conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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